Logical Fallacies

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Smokescreen

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When an argument is made in favor of a claim and attention is distracted by piling issues on top or making the argument overly complex.

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Straw man

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Misrepresents someone else's argument by exaggerating or distorting it to make it easier to attack.

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Appeal to ignorance

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A logical fallacy where a claim is argued to be true because it hasn't been proven false, or false because it hasn't been proven true.

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Ad hominem

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Occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument instead of the argument itself.

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No fallacy

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There's no error in the reasoning, and the conclusion logically follows from the premises.

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False dilemma

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Occurs when an issue is misrepresented by offering only two options or presenting options as mutually exclusive when they are not.

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Burden of proof

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Occurs when someone claims their assertion is true because it hasn't been disproven, or the burden of disproving it rests with the other person.

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Scare tactic

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Uses scare tactics to try to scare someone into believing some claim.

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Slippery slope

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An argument that assumes a single event will lead to a chain of increasingly negative consequences, often without evidence.

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Begging the question

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An attempt to prove something is true while simultaneously taking that same thing for granted.